Steven Spielberg's Hook is the most criminally misunderstood movie of all-time! - Blu-ray Forum

Spud_Almighty · 04-03-2021, 03:44 AM

Easily Williams' best score. He has more iconic numbers, but the Hook soundtrack is to die for. It's a thing of beauty.

I always thought I enjoyed this movie purely out of nostalgia until I watched it with my kids. When I saw how much they loved it, I knew then it wasn't just my generation. I still love watching it for Smee and Hook, they're so funny together. Also, Robin Williams in his prime. His lovely smile kind of makes me sad these days. I miss seeing him movies, knowing my kids don't have that kind of person to look up to. It's just sad.

NI-Gunner · 04-03-2021, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Spud_Almighty

Also, Robin Williams in his prime. His lovely smile kind of makes me sad these days. I miss seeing him movies, knowing my kids don't have that kind of person to look up to. It's just sad.

I felt that

RIP Robin.

Spud_Almighty · 04-03-2021, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by NI-Gunner

I felt that

RIP Robin.

His smile makes me smile and it has been that way since I can remember. The world has been lacking something special since. But to a degree, it'll always be there. Seeing your kids react the same way to Aladdin's Genie for example. Shame they had to try ruin that with the awful Will Smith movie.

steel_breeze · 04-03-2021, 04:16 AM

Hook does have a fantastic friggin' score from John Williams, and I do agree the movie is underrated. Plus, it will always have a special significance for me, since my first exposure to real Hollywood movie-making was an internship at Industrial Light and Magic in the fall of 1991.... when they were finishing up Hook. Not only did I get to see them shooting a low angle of the towering Nevertree model in the concrete alleys between sound-stages at their old San Rafael location (tucked back in secret behind a Circuit City), but I also got to sit in the room for "dailies" -- every day. THAT was a masterclass in visual effects; the passion for the art and the attention to detail was awe-inspiring.

At dailies, the dozen or so effects artists would gather in a 35mm screening room to examine whatever shots they were currently working on in a continuous loop -- with no sound, of course, since that would be added later. As each shot played over and over again, they would analyze the various photographic elements and make sure they were all working, or discuss what changes needed to be made during the next pass. These weren't digital effects, remember; these were old-school opticals that required every element to be filmed in "live-action" on a sound-stage.

My favorite "dailies" moment was when they were working on the shot where Robin Williams flies into the foreground, and the clouds part to reveal Neverland far, far below. There were so many elements in play: the clouds, the sparkling ocean water below, etc. At one moment, the visual effects supervisor walked up to the screen and observed: "it's a sunny day and the waterfall is way over here... so what's causing this rainbow over here??" The response: "It's Neverland!" Everyone laughed and immediately agreed: that works!

Piece by piece, I got to see the visual effects come together -- including endless passes of Tinkerbell's glow-and-flare. And then, at the end of my internship in December, I attended the special ILM "crew" screening of the finished film. It was a pretty amazing experience for a young kid who grew up 3000 miles away in New Jersey, and who'd wanted to get into film since seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark at age 10. Hook will always bring me back to that sense of wonder.

04-03-2021, 03:44 AM	#1
Spud_Almighty Senior Member Member since:Feb 2020 Location:Scotland 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:519	Easily Williams' best score. He has more iconic numbers, but the Hook soundtrack is to die for. It's a thing of beauty. I always thought I enjoyed this movie purely out of nostalgia until I watched it with my kids. When I saw how much they loved it, I knew then it wasn't just my generation. I still love watching it for Smee and Hook, they're so funny together. Also, Robin Williams in his prime. His lovely smile kind of makes me sad these days. I miss seeing him movies, knowing my kids don't have that kind of person to look up to. It's just sad.

04-03-2021, 04:16 AM	#4
steel_breeze Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Los Angeles 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:256	Hook does have a fantastic friggin' score from John Williams, and I do agree the movie is underrated. Plus, it will always have a special significance for me, since my first exposure to real Hollywood movie-making was an internship at Industrial Light and Magic in the fall of 1991.... when they were finishing up Hook. Not only did I get to see them shooting a low angle of the towering Nevertree model in the concrete alleys between sound-stages at their old San Rafael location (tucked back in secret behind a Circuit City), but I also got to sit in the room for "dailies" -- every day. THAT was a masterclass in visual effects; the passion for the art and the attention to detail was awe-inspiring. At dailies, the dozen or so effects artists would gather in a 35mm screening room to examine whatever shots they were currently working on in a continuous loop -- with no sound, of course, since that would be added later. As each shot played over and over again, they would analyze the various photographic elements and make sure they were all working, or discuss what changes needed to be made during the next pass. These weren't digital effects, remember; these were old-school opticals that required every element to be filmed in "live-action" on a sound-stage. My favorite "dailies" moment was when they were working on the shot where Robin Williams flies into the foreground, and the clouds part to reveal Neverland far, far below. There were so many elements in play: the clouds, the sparkling ocean water below, etc. At one moment, the visual effects supervisor walked up to the screen and observed: "it's a sunny day and the waterfall is way over here... so what's causing this rainbow over here??" The response: "It's Neverland!" Everyone laughed and immediately agreed: that works! Piece by piece, I got to see the visual effects come together -- including endless passes of Tinkerbell's glow-and-flare. And then, at the end of my internship in December, I attended the special ILM "crew" screening of the finished film. It was a pretty amazing experience for a young kid who grew up 3000 miles away in New Jersey, and who'd wanted to get into film since seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark at age 10. Hook will always bring me back to that sense of wonder.

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